Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control method, program and system for controlling the bearing preload of a wind turbine and wind turbine comprising such control system
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Application No.: US14419860Application Date: 2013-08-06
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Publication No.: US10215227B2Publication Date: 2019-02-26
- Inventor: Matteo Casazza , Thomas Kaessner
- Applicant: Windfin B.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Leimuiden
- Assignee: WINDFIN B.V.
- Current Assignee: WINDFIN B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Leimuiden
- Agency: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
- Priority: ITMI2012A1395 20120806
- International Application: PCT/IB2013/056443 WO 20130806
- International Announcement: WO2014/024139 WO 20140213
- Main IPC: F16C19/00
- IPC: F16C19/00 ; F16C19/52 ; F03D80/60 ; F03D7/00 ; F16C25/08 ; F03D7/04 ; F16C37/00 ; F03D80/70 ; F03D9/25 ; F16C33/58
Abstract:
A control method configured to control the preload of a bearing includes estimating the preload on the bearing; comparing the estimated preload with a predetermined acceptance range; and correcting the preload on the bearing when the preload is outside the acceptance range.
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